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Coping with Manufacturers’ Dilemma in the E-Commerce Era: A Relational Model and a Strategic Framework

Coping with Manufacturers’ Dilemma in the E-Commerce Era: A Relational Model and a Strategic Framework
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Author(s): Xiaolin Li (Towson University, USA)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 18
Source title: Transformations in E-Business Technologies and Commerce: Emerging Impacts
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): In Lee (Western Illinois University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-462-8.ch013

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Abstract

From a channel conflict perspective, this paper proposes a Relational Model identifying key determinants of manufacturers’ intentions to establish an online direct sales channel (ODSC). The paper also develops a Strategic Framework as a guideline for manufacturers to formulate their Internet channel strategies. Unlike most other studies on channel conflicts that focus on channel management after the manufacturer has already established its ODSC, this study provides a comprehensive strategic analysis of channel conflicts based on a pre-ODSC context, which prevents unnecessary losses from channel conflicts before they occur.

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